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        FASEB J. 30, 1823-1835 (2016)
    
    
    
				TGF-β is important in lung injury and remodeling processes. TGF-β and Wingless/integrase-1 (WNT) signaling are interconnected; however, the WNT ligand-receptor complexes involved are unknown. Thus, we aimed to identify Frizzled (FZD) receptors that mediate TGF-β-induced profibrotic signaling. MRC-5 and primary human lung fibroblasts were stimulated with TGF-β1, WNT-5A, or WNT-5B in the presence and absence of specific pathway inhibitors. Specific small interfering RNA was used to knock down FZD8. In vivo studies using bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis were performed in wild-type and FZD8-deficient mice. TGF-β1 induced FZD8 specifically via Smad3-dependent signaling in MRC-5 and primary human lung fibroblasts. It is noteworthy that FZD8 knockdown reduced TGF-β1-induced collagen Iα1, fibronectin, versican, α-smooth muscle (sm)-actin, and connective tissue growth factor. Moreover, bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis was attenuated in FZD8-deficient mice in vivo. Although inhibition of canonical WNT signaling did not affect TGF-β1-induced gene expression in vitro, noncanonical WNT-5B mimicked TGF-β1-induced fibroblast activation. FZD8 knockdown reduced both WNT-5B-induced gene expression of fibronectin and α-sm-actin, as well as WNT-5B-induced changes in cellular impedance. Collectively, our findings demonstrate a role for FZD8 in TGF-β-induced profibrotic signaling and imply that WNT-5B may be the ligand for FZD8 in these responses.
			
			
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        Publikationstyp
        Artikel: Journalartikel
    
 
    
        Dokumenttyp
        Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
    
 
     
    
    
        Schlagwörter
        Wnt Signaling ; Airway Remodeling ; Extracellular Matrix ; Myofibroblast Differentiation; Airway Smooth-muscle; Idiopathic Pulmonary-fibrosis; Growth-factor-beta; Extracellular-matrix Production; Molecular-mechanisms; Response Element; Catenin; Cells; Expression; Myofibroblast
    
 
     
    
    
        Sprache
        englisch
    
 
    
        Veröffentlichungsjahr
        2016
    
 
     
    
        HGF-Berichtsjahr
        2016
    
 
    
    
        ISSN (print) / ISBN
        0892-6638
    
 
    
        e-ISSN
        1530-6860
    
 
     
     
     
	     
	 
	 
    
        Zeitschrift
        FASEB Journal
    
 
		
    
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	    Band: 30,  
	    Heft: 5,  
	    Seiten: 1823-1835 
	    
	    
	
    
 
  
         
        
            Verlag
            Wiley
        
 
        
            Verlagsort
            Bethesda, Md.
        
 
	
         
         
         
         
         
	
         
         
         
    
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    
        Begutachtungsstatus
        Peer reviewed
    
 
    
        Institut(e)
        Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
    
 
    
        POF Topic(s)
        30503 - Chronic Diseases of the Lung and Allergies
    
 
    
        Forschungsfeld(er)
        Lung Research
    
 
    
        PSP-Element(e)
        G-551800-001
    
 
     
     	
    
        PubMed ID
        26849959
    
    
    
        WOS ID
        WOS:000374879400013
    
    
        Erfassungsdatum
        2016-02-08